Hello everyone! I have recently gotten into using photoshop for edits and gifs and as a beginner, I still have much to learn. I wanted to make a place where I could save any tips or tutorials that could help me along the way and thought that other people could benefit from it too. So here I will be posting random tutorials for photoshop that may seem helpful. Feel free to stop by and ask any questions you may have (please have patience and remember that I am just a beginner and also trying to figure things out) and I will do my best to answer them. 😊
anonymous asked 💬 what are your personal font recs?
USERGIF FONT RECS 🪄 PER MEMBER
Here are some of our members’ favorite fonts! Fonts without a source icon are default fonts on Photoshop. Fonts with the source listed as “other” may require a deeper Google search or are only available to purchase, but most fonts are free! TIP: On mobile, slide your finger over the gif to slowly scrub through frames.
MORE RESOURCES FROM USERGIF MEMBERS:
— fade-animated text tutorial by nik [@sith-maul]
— font compilation by kate [@selinakyle]
— font compilation by sole [@fionagallaqher]
— font packs + downloads by jennifer [@antoniosvivaldi]
— glitching text tutorial by nik [@sith-maul]
— moving text tutorial by drea [@sashafierce]
— quick text styles tutorial by kate [@selinakyle]
— warp text tutorial by drea [@sashafierce]
— (all fonts listed below the cut)
I’ve gotten a few questions on how I made this gifset, and I figured I would show you, since it’s really not that complicated if you choose the right scenes for it.
This tutorial includes 3 versions of color isolation for gifs and assumes you have basic knowledge of Photoshop and gifmaking.
I’ve gotten some requests to make a tutorial for the effects I’ve used in these sets here and here. Hopefully this all makes sense and is actually helpful! This tutorial is made assuming you already know how to make gifs and will be done using photoshop on a mac. If you have any questions or any other requests for tutorials please send me an ask! I used this tutorial here myself to learn, but I wanted to make a more step by step tutorial for those who are more visual learners like myself.
tutorial under the cut, please help me out by reblogging ♡
Happy 2021 & summer holidays! I’ve last published a font pack nearly one year ago so to compensate this inactivity I’ve compiled a large collection of assorted high quality fonts that I have been using in my edits. I hope you enjoy! {More fonts}
Happy 2019! This is my 9th font pack and it contains assorted high quality fonts which I enjoy using on my edits and graphics. I hope you enjoy and find it useful :D {More fonts}
Kissclipart and kissPNG - more vectors and clipart (often transparent!)
Getdrawings - simplistic images and drawing tutorials
Gumroad - photoshop brushes (and more)
Canva - needs login but has lots of templates
Library of Congress - historical posters and photos
NASA - you guessed it
Creative Commons - all kinds of stuff, homie
Even Adobe has some free images
There are so many ways to make moodboards, bookcovers, and icons without infringing copyright! As artists, authors, and other creatives, we need to be especially careful not to use someone else’s work and pass it off as our own.
Please add on if you know any more sites for free images <3
This is so pretty! how did you make that effect on the left part of the first gif? The stutter effect if you can call it that. It's really cool! /post/650713236450181120/there-was-no-part-of-him-that-was-not-broken-that
Hi! Thank you so much!
It’s relatively easy, but I haven’t seen any tutorials that don’t overcomplicate it, so I will show how you can go from this
to this
or this
You’ll need an already edited/colored gif and any version of Photoshop that supports the timeline animation (mine is in Hungarian but I’ll make sure to translate everything and show where all the options are that I’m speaking about and put the shortcuts in brackets)
So first you open your gif that you want to put the glitch effect on, and convert it into timeline animation (as shown below), then select all the layers, right click on them and select ‘convert to smart object’
next, you will right click on the smart object that you’re left with and choose duplicate layer
on your duplicate layer you will right click and choose the uppermost option which is blending options. the only thing we will change here is in the advanced blending, you will untick G and B so only the R is ticked off in Channels then press OK
now using the arrows on your keyboard you will move the duplicate layer and you can see that you have a red outline of your image (if you want it to be more subtle only move it one or two pixels per layer)
now we will duplicate the duplicate layer (i usually have 2 or three duplicate layers, depends on how much you want your image to ‘shift’) we will be using 2 duplicate layers in this tutorial for simplicity so it should look something like this:
once again using the keyboard arrows we will move the new duplicate layer (in my case i used the right ones because that’s where we have free space besides the face) so now your image should look like this:
now we are going to create the gif part which is probably the most tedious, but still easy part. on the timeline you will use that red line and pull it to the part where you want the glitch to start at, make sure your first duplicate layer is selected and used that scissor icon to cut the layer:
and it will look like this:
now you will pull that red line forward and use the scissor again (i usually leave like 2 frames, watch your gif while you pull and you can see it move. you want 1-2 frames only for this part because otherwise it will be very slow moving and won’t have that glitch effect)
now we will delete the beginning and ending portion that we cut off so we’re only left with the short one in the middle:
now you will select your top layer which is your second duplicate layer and cut that layer as well (if you didn’t move your red line after the second time we cut the previous layer than it’s in the perfect position so you don’t have to do anything with it)
after you cut the beginning you will pull the red line forward once again, the same amount that you did on your first duplicate layer, cut again and delete the beginning and ending parts, leaving only the short in the middle.
all you have left to do now is save your gif using File > export > save for web ... and your gif is complete:
if you want it to be longer, or want it to have more than 2 glitching layers, you only need more duplicate layers and just repeat the same steps
OPTIONAL PART
now, if you want it to only be on a selected part of the gif all you need to do is select the part you want glitching on your duplicate layer, using the marquee selection tool (M) and add a layer mask
now only that small part is visible from your duplicate layer that you selected. to make sure all of them are visible in the same section right click on your mask and choose add layer mask to selection:
and now you go to your next duplicate layer and add a layer mask to that as well. repeat it as many times as you have duplicate layers, and you’re all done :)
If you have any questions left don’t hesitate to message me so I can help :)
please reblog if you found this useful so it can reach others as well :)
were u ever like gahd these camerapeople again making yet another stage ungiffable. yeah me too.
sooo here in this tutorial i'm gonna try to explain how to pan gifs so ur subject can remain centered or at least not be out of frame, sth like this:
this is a more advanced tutorial, in a sense that i'll assume you know how to make gifs, not in a sense that this is complicated lmao, okay let's gooo:
essentially this is what's happening and what we gonna do:
before we dive into the how tho, it must be said that photoshop's timeline can only do linear movements so no easing. at times it can look unnatural or choppy or... frankly both. (if you want to know more about this look up ease-in-out animation curve, or easing curves)
part 01 · prepping gifs
as i wrote in my gif making process post i usually crop my gifs bigger than they usually will be. e.g. a 268px gif will be cropped to anything between 468-540px. sometimes because i want to have the opportunity to position the gif a bit differently but most of the time because i know 268px is a reeeaaalllyyy tight place and i need to make some movement adjustments especially for weekend music shows where the camerapeople seem to be on crack or just very into experimenting
part 02 · let the keyframe madness begin
whichever way you are making gifs just open up your gif and crop it to the final size, colour it and whatever else you fancy. once you have everything ready just open your video layer on your timeline (if you don't know where you will be able to see it in the video later)
you will see 3 tracks, transform, opacity and style. for this we will use the transform because it contains movements (but also resizing if that's what you fancy).
all we need to do is create keyframes which will define what is the position of the video layer at a certain time. so e.g. here we are moving this box to the right by 50px in 1 second.
to create keyframes click on the timer icon in front of the position label and photoshop will create you one. the active one will always be yellow. if you move on the timeline with your playhead (that thing that is moving) and you resize/move your layer photoshop will create yet another keyframe for you without you needing to click on it, because it will recognise the change. so all you need to figure out is when the movement starts and which position your layer should be, and the same for the end and ps will take care of the rest.
part 03 · some things to consider when panning gifs
now this is the part where it gets subjective and less tutorial like. so all i can provide is some explanation how i go about it and what i pay attention to.
tip #1: match the movement speed to the gif
whenever you are panning a gif it may result in the gif being choppy bc the framerate and your movements are not matching up, so it's either too fast and photoshop needs to move your image by too many pixels frame by frame or it's too slow resulting in basically the same thing but kinda reversed, either way it won't look smooth. this mostly happens when the original footage is moving (there is a quick camera pan/movement) and you are trying to keep it in place, less when the original is kinda still and the subject is moving. this is kind of a trial and error process: try moving your keyframes closer to each other or maybe further, add more/less movement between two keyframes and just see witch results in a smoother gif.
tip #2: try moving your gif once in one direction
there are times when your subject might go out of frame multiple times and you have the urge to keyframe the whole gif and keep them in center the whole time. however, as we do not have easing curves in photoshop the switch between moving something from one direction to the other one will be very visible. so try placing your subject in a way that you'll only need to make one movement and it's kinda okay all the way thru or pick the most annoying 'placement' you want to correct. here in this example it mostly bugged me that the gif was not centered at the end, but onda kinda remained in frame.
tip #3: pan your gifs when there is a quick zoom/movement
sometimes whatever i do the gif will look choppy regardless one movement or not. in these moments, and these moments ONLY we can be thankful for the sometimes unnecessary zooming that's happening and reposition our gifs while the zooming is happening. since there is already a drastic movement you can get away with basically anything, as long as you time the beginning and the end where the zoom begins and ends. also i must add that you can pan stage gifs way more and more drastically bc there is a lot of things happening in the background, so adding a bit of movement on top of all the other movements is less noticeable than... moving footage where e.g. the background is static.
✨something extra✨ · panning/moving other things
so what we looked at is moving the whole gif to fit into the frame we have, but with this technique obviously you can move all sorts of stuff, text, texture whatever you fancy. you can apply this process to the layer you wanna move and this is when you get these:
a sidenote: the fade effect is literally the same keyframe business but instead of playing with position keyframes you change the opacity keyframes.
aaand that is all, if you have any questions my askbox is always open so hmu <3
tagging @sanhwalynight bc of requesting reasons hehe
I always wanted to make a giffing + colouring tutorial.
So, Welcome to my long and somewhat helpful guide that no one asked for <3
For starters, i use VaporSynth (links for installation compiled by @soonhoonsol <hi bestie3 which has a guide ). Photoshop 2021 version for making the gif and colouring it . Install PS from this site. it’s free and cracked ver ;)
STEP 1 : the video for giffing
i don’t need .ts files cause my gifs can be made with normal .mp4 file which i either download from a 4k downloader or screen record on my laptop (windows key + alt + R), which is actually pretty convenient since it allows you to record even 4K resolution videos with perfect quality. the only downside it that, it take a lot more space than a normal downloaded video. but you can always delete the videos after you’re done giffing.
STEP 2: using VS to make & sharpen your gif
(i will be giffing and colouring Dongmyeong from ONEWE since their mv's are very monotonous but not fully black and white. We need to have some colours present in the video/gif so that we have some colours to manipulate in the first place.)
After you decide what part you want to gif, note down the timestamps. After installing and setting up VS, you’ll have a .bat file on which you have to drag your .ts or .mp4 file which will open a timestamp window which looks like this :
And will open a resizing tab in your default search engine after you press enter after entering the timestamp and gif duration. Use settings: qtgmc 60p cause it saves it at a better quality and has 60 frames per second so it’s smoother and small gif size.
Simultaneously, a vapousynth script will open. Remove whatever there is from line #17 to #26. paste what you copied from the resizer on line #17. Enter your sharpening settings on line #24 and your denoise settings on line #22. After entering your numbers, remove the # before cache size command so it doesn’t hang your laptop. Mine does when I don’t do that. Save that setting, file > save script. Then you won’t have to remove it everytime you make a gif. Your final script before encoding should look like this (refer to the script in the 3rd photo of the collage):
after that, follow these steps:
i personally like to use PNG SEQUENCE for my gifs cause one, it’s compatible; two, the quality of the gif turns out good. For me, normal gif output is pretty dithered which i don’t like.
you can close the script after you see green bar in encode window that says '100%. video has finished encoding'
STEP 3: accessing your output png frames / gif
after you close all the vs .html windows, you’ll find your gif/png fames under your VaporSynth folder that you have extracted under VapourSynth64Portable(200722)> gifs>output. i have separate folder where i cut and paste these frames so that they’re easily accessible later.
imp!!!(this may only be my problem): either rename or change the location of the output PNGs before you start with a new one. if not, they will get replaced with the new one since vs automatic name system is 'output00001' for each new batch of encode. Same goes if you decide to encode to gif cause it will be saved as 'output' and be replaced by new one.
after you're done with accessing your output PNGs, close all the windows and repeat the same for a new set of PNGs for another gif.
STEP 4: loading your frames into Photoshop
if you have made an output gif, then you can just open it. File > Open and select all from where you saved it and it’ll load in frames.
after you’ve opened your PS, make sure your Timeline mode is on (window > timeline) then go to File > Scripts > Load Files into Stack. click Browse and it’ll open your file manager; select where you’ve pasted your output frames. select them all and press enter, let them load and press okay.
After PS is done loading your frames, it’ll look something like this. After that click create frame animation. It’s show only one frame so you have to click this ≡ symbol on the top right of the timeline. Then click Create Frames from layers and it’ll make all frames. Then click ≡ again and click “reverse frames” because ps loads frames in reverse so you have to un-reverse it.
then click bottom left Switch to Video Timeline.
Then select all your layers from the side panel and convert it into a smart object so that you can sharpen it and add other filters.
STEP 5: Colouring. Turning dull/monotone gifs into natural colour (not total b&w gifs)
again, we need to have some colour in the gif that we can manipulate. this tutorial won’t be helpful for b&w gifs.
without colouring you can see some faint reds and blues there.
Here’s the colouring tutorial !
A TIP : If you want to dull out a certain colour, use the opposite colour of it. For example of red you can use green/cyan. For blue you can use orange.
A TIP: If you want to add more colour to the skin, you can use gradient map (taught by @scoupsy <33) esp for pale skin. here is her awesome tutorial !
A TIP: direct output gif from vs will be faster than a png sequence created gif. png sequence loads in 0.02 sec delay between each frame but that you can change by selecting all frames in timeline and right clicking them and change it to “no delay”
idk why there are bigass pixels on the monotonous gifs on mobile, ignore that pls
i read tags on my cc game and saw many of you wondered how i coloured this, so:
+ here’s a simple template based off of photoshop.
+ there are optional things you can have: the tools, 2 different marquee select outlines, swatches that you can change the colors of, and the type text element where you would put your text on the line.
+ you can put a regular image in the “workspace” or make an edit inside of it.
+ you can change the title of the document.
+ you can change the color of the workspace background and remove it altogether. you can also change the color of the background or have no background and make the template into a png.
Do you know any good videos to watch when starting to get into photoshop or how to use these templates??
When first starting out in photoshop, the adobe photoshop help page features lots of tutorials of the basics. In the first section, it will teach you how to open images, touring the work area, how to use the zoom and pan tools, how to undo a step, and how to save an image. You can then click the “up next:” link where it will show you how to resize an image, set the resolution, crop and straighten an image, and expand the canvas. At the bottom, it will lead you to the next “up next:” link with more tutorials. Each section will teach you some basic steps and link you with the next section of tutorials. These are very helpful tutorials and videos, as it will teach you the tools and settings of photoshop.
This youtube channel features some videos on some tutorials, too.
Design.tutsplus.com has some great tutorials, as well. If you’re just starting out, I’d suggest viewing their “photoshop in 60 seconds” series, where they show you how to do different things. For example 1. How to install custom brushes, 2. Layer blend modes, 3. How to install and use patterns, 4. How to use the gradient tool, 5. How to apply a 3D effect. And they have many more tutorials, but a lot of them are complicated if you are just starting out. But you can always go back to them when you feel you’re ready.
And although many are not videos, you can look through photoshop resource blogs here on tumblr for more tutorials. Itsphotoshop, Completesresources, Yeahps are some examples (just go through their tutorials tag). You can also search “photoshop tutorial” on here too, or look through the tag.
Additionally, I recently created another sideblog for graphic tutorials where I provide various photoshop tutorials. Although there’s not much now, I plan on making tutorials to highlight certain tools, settings, etc., and making tutorials for different edits.
As for the templates, I made a tutorial on how to insert images into templates here, and a tutorial on how to insert gifs into templates here.
Anyways, I hope this helped and good luck! If you need any help, you can message me on this blog, or on my graphic tutorial blog.
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+ as requested, here is a template based off the old MS Paint.
+ you can change the title, add text at the bottom, add an image as the “document,” change the swatch colors, etc.
+ to put an image in the paint “document,” place your image/edit layer right above the layer titled “paint document,” right click your image/edit, and select “create clipping mask” to put it inside.
+ not for commercial use or anything like that! just for personal use/to have fun.
First header template pack made by royalscolor. This pack contains 50 png for use in mobile headers or graphics, all png are 1000px in size. Don’t repost them or upload seperately, and don’t claim as your own, like/reblog if you download. I hope you enjoy! {download}
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+ as promised, here is a dash icon pack to celebrate 10K followers! sorry for the long wait, but thank you everyone who has supported this blog and continues to inspire and motivate me when I lack motivation to do anything at all. I think my previous icon packs were my most popular posts, so I wanted to make more since you guys seem to like them. this time, I went for more shapes and different borders. I hope you like them and thank you for being patient while I tried to get my photoshop to work again!
+ each of them are separated into 3 packs of 10 icons, and you can refer to the previews above to know which one to download, or all if you want.
+ you can merge the icon with the border(s) if you want to put an image inside both of them.
+ the borders and extras are optional–you can remove them if you just want the shape.
+ to put an image inside it, drag your image to the document, place the layer right above the “put image in here” layer, right-click on your image layer, and select “create clipping mask.”
+ there are a total of 30 500x500 icons. you can resize them if you want, though. (image>image size> & enter new width/height).
+ i made examples here, if you want to see how they would look.
+ these were created with the help of shapes4free. they have many photoshop shapes you can download and use for free, and I wanted to be sure to credit them.
+ not for commercial use or anything like that! just for personal use/to have fun.
